TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bardach,Eugene
TI  - A practical guide for policy analysis: the eightfold path to more effective problem solving 
SN  - 0872899527
AV  - H97 .B37 2009
U1  - 320.6 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - CQ Press
KW  - Policy sciences
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Problem solving
KW  - Decision Making, Organizational
KW  - Policy Making
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index; Preface --; Introduction --; The; eightfold path --; Overview of the book --; pt. 1. The; eightfold path --; Step One : Define the problem --; Step two : Assemble some evidence --; Step three : Construct the alternatives --; Step four : Select the criteria --; Step five : Project the outcomes --; Step six : Confront the trade-offs --; Step seven : Decide! --; Step eight : Tell your story --; pt. 2; Assembling evidence --; Getting started --; Locating relevant sources --; Gaining access and engaging assistance --; Conducting a policy research interview --; Using language to characterize and calibrate --; Protecting credibility --; Strategic dilemmas of policy research --; pt. 3; "Smart (best) practices" research : understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else --; Develop realistic expectations --; Analyze smart practices --; Observe the practice --; Describe generic vulnerabilities --; But will it work here? --; Back to the eightfold path -- Appendix A : Specimen of a real-world policy analysis --; Preface --; Summary --; Appendix B : Things governments do --; Taxes --; Regulation --; Subsidies and grants --; Service provision --; Agency budgets --; Information --; The; structure of private rights --; The; framework of economic activity --; Education and consultation --; Financing and contracting --; Bureaucratic and political reforms --; Appendix C : Understanding public and nonprofit institutions : asking the right questions --; Mission --; Environment --; Performance measurement --; Technology --; Production/delivery processes --; Front-line workers and co-producers --; Partners and other outsiders --; Centralization/decentralization --; Culture and communications --; Politics --; Leadership --; Change --; Appendix D : Strategic advice on the dynamics of political support --; References --; Index
ER  -